A home on County Line Road that firefighters said was filled with cartons, papers and other storage materials broke out into flames Monday evening May 14. Firefighters were able to get into the home through the front door, but could not find a clear path into the home to fight the blaze.

After working for more than three years on a proposal to bring a transit oriented multifamily housing complex to the Village, the Amityville Village Board received some strong resistance to the plan from residents.

Despite some wet weather, Amityville Rotary Applefest went off Oct. 5 on the grounds of the Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School. There were, of course, apples, but plenty more including apple pie, apple donuts and apple cider.
It was an event good to the core.

The baby western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) born at the Bronx Zoo in 2014 and 2015 are a year older and ready for summer. Their playful interactions with their parents and one another give zoo visitors an opportunity to observe the family dynamics and see how their personalities have developed.